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Stone Restoration and Maintenance Corner
The other side of the canyon (north rim) is many miles
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This story only covers a few geological highlights of our wonderful trip and I know that this may not qualify as a true stone res- toration and maintenance article. However, after 40 years in this business, I tend to look at everything through lens of the industry that has been so good to me and others. For example, when I walk into any es- tablishment, the first thing I see is the floor, counters, vertical surfaces, detailed architecture, etcetera. I am always evaluating hard sur- faces to see what they are, what has been done regard- ing maintenance, and what should be done. So imag- ine how entertaining it was to see stone everywhere I looked!
All things considered, this trip was a welcome break from the lockdown life of 2020. If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the past year, it is enjoy being with your family and living life!
As always, I recommend submitting a test area to confirm both the results and the procedure prior to starting a stone or hard sur- face restoration or main- tenance project. Also, the best way to help ensure suc- cess is by partnering with a good distributor, like BBI, that knows the business. They can help with tech- nical support, product pur- chase decisions, logistics, and other pertinent project information.
Bob Murrell has worked in the natural stone industry for over 40 years and is well known for his expertise in natural stone, tile and dec- orative concrete restoration and maintenance. He helped develop some of the main products and processes which revolutionized the in- dustry, and is currently the Director of Operations for M3 Technologies.
The expanse of this landscape is just too vast to comprehend without seeing it for yourself. Just look at all those hues of limestones and sandstones!
The unusual beauty of the hoodoos in Bryce Canyon National Park were created by millions of years of natural weathering, and, specifically ice wedging in a freeze-thaw cycle taking place over eons.
from where I am sitting, on the south rim.
You may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you cannot fool all of
the people all of the time.
– Abraham Lincoln